Khalid Birdsong on Pursuing your Passion
Khalid Birdsong (Shimamoto, 2003-2005) wrote the article"This Quote From Seth Godin Could Change How You Think About Pursuing Your Passion"
Dr. Tinianow Brings His Super Talents to the Classroom in a Helpful Way
Dan Tinianowwas (AET, 1987-1988) was named Faculty of the Month at the University of Arizona Global Campus.
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Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I lived in Soma-shi, Fukushima-ken from 1989-91.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I had a couple of friends from college already on the JET Program and one of my best friends was getting ready to move to Japan. One night over a couple of beers he asked "Why ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was a 2015 - 2020 JET in Tokyo. I did all five years as a full-fledged unicorn in a private junior and senior high school in northern Tokyo.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I had the most wonderful Japanese teachers and classmates at Brandeis University. After ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was a multiple school ALT in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture from 2012-2014.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I went to Japan in my first year of college after an opportunity came up to go for a month. We went on a tour of Kyoto, Hiroshima, and ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was in Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken, from August 1, 1989 until July 31, 1990.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
My father was interested in Japan from as far back as I can remember and, though he never actually made it there, he studied Japanese at the Middlebury Language ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
I was a prefectural ALT based in Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, 2015 - 2017.
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What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
Oh, so many reasons, but I think my main motivation to apply was ...READ MORE »
Finding a Niche in Japan Research: JET Program Participants and Alumni
Jeanne Beck
PhD student in Applied Linguistics and Technology, Iowa State University
Nagano, 2008-2011
Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program Assistant Language Teachers (ALTs) and alumni are valuable sources of knowledge on workplace relations in Japanese schools. Despite the long history and large number of participants and alumni of the JET Program, limited ...READ MORE »
By Ryan Hata
My name is Ryan Hata and I was an ALT on JET from 2014-2017 in Tottori-ken teaching at Aoya High School. As a fourth-generation Japanese American (father’s side) and fifth-generation Chinese American (mother’s side) born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, my heritage mainly consisted of food and celebrating larger events related to my ethnic cultures. For example, I ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture from 2005-2006.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I had done a high school exchange program in Chiba Prefecture, and then studied abroad at ICU in Tokyo during my junior year of college, so I knew Japan and the Kanto Region well. I definitely wanted ...READ MORE »
Where were you in Japan as a JET and when?
2016-2017, I was in Ibaraki-ken, in Toride, the bottom/back heel of the Ibaraki pig.
What sparked your interest in applying for the JET program?
I had a desire to experience Japan, not as a visitor, because my brother had been living there for about four years at the time. Having ...READ MORE »
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